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I. M. Asbury, M.D. (1883) History of White County, Illinois I . M. Asbury, M.D., was born in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., Ill, July 6, 1848. He was a son of Wesley and Susan M. (Mitchell) Asbury. His father was a native of North Carolina, and came to this State in 1844; at present engaged in farming. His mother is a native of Illinois. Her father, Ichabod Mitchell, was among the earliest settlers of Hamilton County, and was elected the first Treasurer of the county. The subject of this sketch was reared in his native town, where he received an elementary school education. When sixteen years of age he enlisted in the Sixtieth Illinois Infantry, Company A, and remained until the close of the war. He was with Sherman's army in the grand march to the sea. After the war he attended the High School of McLeansboro, and in the mean time read medicine with Dr. David Barry as preceptor. In 1868 he was in Minnesota, where he was employed in a drug store, and at the same time continued his medical studies. He returned to Illinois in two years, where he was again under the tuition of his former preceptor. In 1871 Dr. Asbury attended lectures at the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical College, graduating Mary 19, 1873. He practiced in Springfield for some time with good success, and has since been in practice in and about New Haven. Dr. Asbury has been a close student and thoroughly in love with his profession. The Doctor is a member of the Masonic order, and has represented his lodge in McLeansboro, as Master Mason, for several years. He married, Jan. 1, 1877, Miss Mary Webb, daughter of John Webb, of Hamilton County, where she was born. The Doctor has find literary tastes, is a close student, and a conscientious, Christian gentleman. Submitted by Linda Roberts [Author unknown] 1883. History of White County, Illinois. 947. Note: Although this biography is from the History of White County, it is from the section on New Haven Township, across the county line to the south in Gallatin County. Biographies | Cemeteries | Census | Churches | Come Visit Communities | Families | Folklore | History | Links | Maps | Military Misc. | Queries | Schools | Search this Site | Weather Info ©2000 Jon Musgrave You are our 35 visitor — thanks for stopping by!